Basel City Tour: Discover History and Culture in 2 Hours

Discover Basel’s rich history and iconic landmarks on a 2-hour sightseeing bus tour. Explore architecture, art, and stories of famous personalities.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Basel Citytour (Route)

Operating Schedule: The first bus departs daily at 11:00 AM from Tinguely Fountain, with the next departure at 1:25 PM. You can also board the bus at any of the 12 stops along the route.
1. BaselCitytour. Bus-Stop 01 - Tinguely Brunnen
Points of Interest

  • Museum Tinguely
  • Spalen Gate
  • Kaserne Basel
  • Offene…
What's Included
  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly
  • Vouchers for stores in Basel
  • Gratuities
  • App for your smartphone Android or Apple
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees for museums
Additional Information

Hop aboard and discover Basel in 2 hours! The city of Basel is full of interesting tourist attractions. With its rich, multifaceted history and unique tri-national location, Basel is a city of international reputation and prestige. Its architecture, high art, the famous carnival, and international trade fairs are renowned worldwide and attract countless…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Heiner56
Jun 29, 2025
Information pur - We saw a lot of cool places, it was informative and entertaining. I have rediscovered different places
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Caroline_d
Jun 12, 2025
Highly recommended - Great guided city tour with a super set up bus (each passenger had a pad with info), interesting stops and info. The pity was that the driver could hardly speak German. The departure point near the center is perfect. Value for money top.
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Stephen
Dec 22, 2024
Good and informative - Enjoyed this. Very informative tour. Time to take pics too! No real interaction with driver but asked for a pass for free ticket. But think the hotel did give us one to use but didn't bring it. No difference .
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Karen_b
Apr 17, 2025
Good overall look at the city - Good way to get overview of the city. We had expected a stop for a food tasting as advertised. This was not done. Overall a good experience.
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18sherryv
Mar 7, 2025
Good tour - We got to see a lot of things that we didn’t see on the walking tour. The iPad information was nice but you couldn’t ask questions. The driver was great!!
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Manyalig
Dec 26, 2024
Okay but expensive - It's okay to do something in the city and tour but it's not worth the price. The audio is not very good, it cuts, when we go down to the breaks it does not pick up on the same side and is out of step
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Bobcs8244xm
May 4, 2025
A lot to be desired - The driver didn’t speak English. Also there was no guidance on how to use the tablet that provided the pictures and narrative for the tour. At first the video just ran and jumped around about thing that had nothing to do with where we were and the audio quality was rather poor. Also, this was advertised as a hop-on hop-off tour, it was anything but.
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Tommie_w
Dec 27, 2024
Kind of blah- - Kind of blah- not engaging- iPad was glitchy. Crowded- and some of the passengers had very very strong perfume/ cologne -
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Yvonne_g
May 19, 2025
Waste of time and money - Very poor tour. Way too much down time on recorded narrative. Could have told so much more on sights we were passing in the city. Driver was terrible. She just went through the motions of driving. Didn’t tell us how to connect our iPads. We’ve never used them before. No expression on her face. She certainly didn’t to be there. No interaction. Made us feel like we were an inconvenience. Not a way to welcome visitors to Basel. Total waste of our time and money.
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Lynne
Apr 30, 2025
Save your money - The bus was hot and not air conditioned. The brief stops made no sense. They would stop and open and close the door. You saw nothing. There were two stops where you could get out for a few minutes. You couldn’t even buy water. Save your money. Worst bus tour we were ever on.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).